Stop borrowing, RBI asks to states
Updated: Dec 12, 2015 04:43:20pm
He was holding the board meeting of Apex Bank in Kolkata.
The West Bengal Government has failed to generate the revenue and no sign of improvement has seen.
However, Deputy Governor has clarified that RBI has no role in keeping a tab on state borrowings as the borrowing ceiling is determined by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act.
The West Bengal Government led by Mamata Banerjee has been borrowing from the open market through the RBI window for the last four years. As of now, the state has borrowed Rs 82,000 crore. (KNN Bureau)